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Dmaj9 chord

Dmaj9 is the D major ninth chord. It has 5 notes: D – F♯ – A – C♯ – E (1 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 9).

A major ninth adds the ninth to a major seventh. It sounds soft, open and sophisticated.

Dmaj9 chord on Guitar

Dmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x52222)
From the 2nd fretx52222
Dmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 2 (10-9-11-9-10-9)
From the 9th fret10-9-11-9-10-9
Dmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 3 (10-7-7-7-7-9)
From the 7th fret10-7-7-7-7-9
Dmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-12-11-14-12)
From the 11th fretx-x-12-11-14-12

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 5th fret; D 2nd fret; G 2nd fret; B 2nd fret; high E 2nd fret.

Dmaj9 chord on Ukulele

Dmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (7697)
From the 6th fret7697

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 7th fret; C 6th fret; E 9th fret; A 7th fret.

Dmaj9 chord on Piano

Dmaj9 chord on piano: D, F♯, A, C♯, E

Play D, F♯, A, C♯ and E together with your right hand, and D (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Dmaj9 chord

Dmaj9 appears in 19 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other D chords:

Chords in the key of D major:

Dmaj9 chord: questions

What notes are in the Dmaj9 chord?

Dmaj9 (D major ninth) is made of D, F♯, A, C♯ and E (1 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 9).

How do you play Dmaj9 on guitar?

The most common shape is x52222 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Dmaj9 on ukulele?

Play 7697 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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